1715 SPRUCE ST
Multifamily (5+ Units) in Berkeley, CA
At a glance
1715 SPRUCE ST is a 21,699-square-foot multifamily (5+ units) building in Berkeley, California. In its 2025 Berkeley benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 13.8 kBtu/ft².
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 13.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 28.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 49,503 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,313 therms |
| Gross floor area | 21,699 sq ft |
| Source record | berkeley:9320:2025 |
Compliance context
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)
Berkeley's BESO requires annual benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings of 15,000 sq ft or more, with energy assessments at time of listing and every five years for buildings of 25,000 sq ft or more.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1715 SPRUCE ST
- City
- Berkeley
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 1715 SPRUCE ST compare with other multifamily (5+ units) buildings in Berkeley?
The latest disclosures cover 202 multifamily (5+ units) buildings in Berkeley, out of 440 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 13.8 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 32.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 21,699 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 33,316 sq ft for those buildings.
What does a site EUI of 13.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 1715 SPRUCE ST's 13.8 kBtu/ft² across 21,699 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (88 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 28.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 49,503 kWh of electricity and 1,313 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1715 SPRUCE ST to report its energy use?
1715 SPRUCE ST reports under BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81), the legal basis of Berkeley's Building Emissions Saving Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record berkeley:9320:2025). Berkeley's BESO requires annual benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings of 15,000 sq ft or more, with energy assessments at time of listing and every five years for buildings of 25,000 sq ft or more.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1715 SPRUCE ST's energy grade?
1715 SPRUCE ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 13.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1715 SPRUCE ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 13.8 kBtu/ft² (28.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,699 sq ft, including 49,503 kWh of electricity and 1,313 therms of natural gas.
What are 1715 SPRUCE ST's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is 1715 SPRUCE ST?
1715 SPRUCE ST is in Berkeley, California.
How big is 1715 SPRUCE ST and when was it built?
1715 SPRUCE ST has 21,699 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily (5+ units).
Is 1715 SPRUCE ST covered by BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Building Emissions Saving Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81).
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Saving Ordinance (BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1715 SPRUCE ST, Berkeley, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/berkeley/1715-spruce-st-133acb43 (data as of October 2, 2026).